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Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds

Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds Accordionist and vocalist Sheryl Cormier is one of the first women to break through the sexist restrictions of LouisianaÆs Cajun music. A former leader of an all-women Cajun band, Cormier is currently the leader of Cajun Sounds, a group that features Isaac Miller, Jr. (steel guitar/vocals), Ben Goodwin (drums), Ivy Dugas (bass) and Travis Matte (fiddle). The oldest of four children, Cormier grew up surrounded by Cajun music. Her father was the leader of the Sunset Playboys, a band that included her mother on drums.

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Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds and Sheryl Cormier 8/23/01: Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds and Sheryl Cormier

Accordionist and vocalist Sheryl Cormier, the queen of Cajun music, and her band, Cajun Sounds, with its fiddles, drums, steel guitars and bass guitars, thrill audiences in their native Louisiana and around the world.

Sheryl Cormier and Cajun Sounds and Sheryl Cormier

Accordionist and vocalist Sheryl Cormier, the queen of Cajun music, and her band, Cajun Sounds, with its fiddles, drums, steel guitars and bass guitars, thrill audiences in their native Louisiana and around the world.

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